Lyon shopping for alternative to Spurs-linked midfielder

Tottenham Hotspur appear to have been given a helping hand in their seach for a new central midfielder.

Lyon star Tanguy Ndombele has been confirmed to be on their radar by a number of reports, while Le10Sport add that Manchester United also want the OL star.

Now, it appears that the Ligue 1 side is already shopping for a replacement, having made an offer for Strasbourg’s Jean-Eudes Aholou.

Paris United run with the story, and exclusively claimed earlier this month that the North Londoners were interested in him.

This could be a result of Mousa Dembele’s uncertain status, the Belgian believed to be on the way out, with Serie A clubs like Juventus waiting to pounce.

Sky Sports specified that signing Ndombele is made more likely by Geoffrey Kondogbia’s recent signing with Valencia.

Ndombele seems to be a player in the Victor Wanyama fold – though he is less powerful – but was bought for very little by Jean-Michel Aulas last summer.

It appears that Lyon don’t mind selling him, and consider him to be replaceable.